Coop



Sept. 19, 1933. D YORK 5- AL 1,927,481

COOP

Original Filed Sept. 3, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet l q QMMQL.

Sept. 19, 1933. D H YORK r AL 1,927,481

Original Filed Se t. 3, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 a Li Invenlor flllomey Sept. 19, 1933. D H. YORK ET AL 1,927,481

COOP

Original Filed Sept. 3, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Sept. 19, 1933 David H. Yorkand Iredell County, N. 0.

Application September 3, 1931, Serial No. 561,072

- Renewed February 23, 1933 H 2 Claims. (01.1.217-46) This invention relates to a coop, the general object of theinvention being to provide 'acoop such as can bemanufactured to sell at low cost, one which can easily and quickly knocked down --or set up, and which will occupy but little space when knocked down, with means whereby an opening can be formed at the lower part at each side of the coop to enable the fowls to pass their v heads through the openings to secure feed placed alongside of the coop. v

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accoml 'panying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings where-- in like charactersv denote like or corresponding -parts throughout the several views, and in Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view'through the coop. 3c

view through one corner of the coop.

Fig. '7 is asectional detail view showing the means for permitting vertical movementof one of the slats.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of onecorner of the face part of the coop showing the opening for receiving the trunnions of the side and end members.

, In these drawings, the letter 'A indicates the base of the coop which is composed of the side and end members 1 and the bottom board 2 which has its edges fastened to the members 1. The end members are shown at 3 and the side members at 4. Trunnions 5 are carried at the lower "part of the ends of the side and end members and engage the bearing holes 6 in the side and end members 1 of the base so that said side and end members can be moved from a vertical position to a horizontal position on the base and vice Versa. As shown in Fig. 8,'the holes 6 for the trunnions of the end members are located close to the bottom board while the holes for the trunnions of the side members are spaced a greater distance from the bottom board. This enables the end members to be folded on the bottom board;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional and the side membersfolded onto theend mom bers. i

Each side member is formed of two sections whichare hingedlyconnected-together as shown a at 7 so that one section can be folded upon the other as shown in Fig. 3. After the side members are unfolded and raised to vertical position,

the raising of the end members to vertical position will hold'the side members in vertical position.

The top of the coop indicated generally at B also consists of side and end members 8 and the spaced slats 9 and the ends of the side members are connected to the side members of the top by g trunnions and holes as shown in dotted lines at 10 in Fig; 3. The side and end members are composed of the side and end pieces 11 and the spaced slats 12. The slats are preferably morticed into the frame part of the sides, ends, and top, though desired,'the slats can be substituted by wire mesh.

Locking means, shown generally at 13 connect the upper edges of the end pieces with the top member when the coop is in operative position as shown in Fig. 1, and the top A has a door 14 at its center which is provided with a spring hinge 15, which is located below the top surface of the top A. The top A may be reinforced with metal strips 1 16 if desired.

The lower slat 12 in each side member is ar- 5 ranged for vertical movement by having its ends arranged in the' vertical grooves 1''! in the end pieces of said sidemembers, and each slat 12' can be held in raised position by a latch 18 on the next slat above engaging a pin 19 in the slat 1 2. Thus by raising the slat 12' and holding it raised by the latch 18, a space will be formed at the lower part of the coop through which the fowls can pass their heads to secure feed and water placed alongside the coop.

The panel board 2 is preferably covered by a sheet 20 of water-proof material which can be easily removed and replaced by another one when soiled to prevent fluid passing through the bottom onto fowls in a coop below the coop in question.

Thus it will be seen that it is simply necessary to release the latch means 13 and push the end members inwardly against the bottom board and then to fold the side members inwardly until they are in the position shown in Fig. 3, which will automatically lower the top B upon the'base as also shown in Fig. 3. Whenthe coop is to be set up, it is simply necessary to lift the top which will unfold the side members and then the end members can be swung upwardly, which will hold the side members in vertical position and the lock Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new is:- t. 1. A coop of the class described comprising a bottom member including a bottom board and a rectangular frame having its lower edge'connected with the edges of the board, a top member including a rectangular frame. and a coverjmem- 'ber attached to the upper edge thereof, the two rectangular frames engaging each other when the coop is collapsed, to form a casing for receiving the folded side and end members of the coop.

2. A coop of the class described comprising a bottom member including a bottom board and a rectangular frame having its lower end connected with the edges of the board, a top member including a rectangular frame and a cover member attached to the upper edge thereof, thetwo rectangular frames engaging each other when the coop is collapsed, to form a casing for receiving the folded side and end members of the coop, said end members having their lower ends pivoted to the inner walls of the side parts of the bottom rectangular frame adjacent the ends of said sideparts and said side members having their lower ends pivoted to the inner walls ofjthe end parts of the lower rectangular frame adjacent the ends of said end parts, and said side members having their upper ends pivoted to the inner walls of the end parts of the upper rectangular frame adjacent the ends of said end parts, eachside memberbeing formed of two sections hingedly connected together, said end mem- ..bers fitting between the ends of the side members when the parts are in raised position, and latch means for holding the end members in raised position. i a I DAVID -H. YORK.

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